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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EPIDEMIOLOGY

Formal Writing Assignment

Obesity Research Intervention - Response Plan=

Students
will be required to submit a proposal for a weight loss intervention.research topic
of choice, as well as 5 key elements of a weight loss intervention proposal=
. The
entire proposal will be broken into several components that will be due
throughout the semester, with the final proposal due the last day of class.=

Components

1.Intervention topic and Title

2.Statement of the Problem (Significance/Rationale)

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3.Literature Review

4.Hypothesis & Specific Aims

5.Methodology

6.Intervention components

7.References (at least 8 reputable sources)

Due Date
Timeline

Week 5: Intervention =
Topic &
Title

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sp; Week
6: Statement of the Problem

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sp; Week
9: Literature Review & References

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sp; Week
10: Hypothesis & Specific Aims

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sp; Week
11: Methodology

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sp; Week
13: Intervention Components

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15: Final Proposal

Component Requirement=
s

Topic
of Choice

1.Brainstorming topic ideas

2.Selected topic

3.Intervention title

a.Concise and descriptive

b.Informative but catchy (grabs the reader's interest)

Statement
of the Problem

This section includes=
a
clear and concise statement of the purpose of your intervention and

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hould consist of:

1.Necessary background or context of the research area

2.A brief explanation/rationale of the need for or significance of your
study

a.State clearly why your study is worthy to conduct

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/p>

3.The specific question(s) to be answered (purpose of the study)

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4.An explanation of how the results of your intervention will contribu=
te
to the existing body of knowledge

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sp;

Literature Review

“The review of =
the
literature provides the background and context for the research problem.

It should establish the need for t=
he
research and indicate that the writer is knowledgeable

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p>

about t=
he
area” (Wiersma, 1995, p. 406).

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-This section reflects the researchers understanding of the relevant =
body
of literature as it pertains to the research area and where the study fits =
into
this context

-Demonstrate to the reader that you have a comprehensive grasp of the
field

-Generally brief and to the point, however should be comprehensive.

o =
span>Share the results of =
others
studies that are closely related to the intervention to

a.“There is no relationship between self-monitoring =
and weight
loss in middle-aged women.”

b.“There is no difference in weight loss success and
self-monitoring.”

2.Operation=
al
null—a “no difference” form in terms of the
operation required to test the hypothesis

a.“There is no relationship between the number of days per week middle-aged women log their ex=
ercise
and diet and their success in weight loss during the first 2 months of a we=
ight
loss program.”

b.“There is no difference between the mean weight lo=
ss
achieved by middle-aged women in the upper and lower quartiles of the
distribution of those that self-report.”

3.Literary
alternative—a form that states the hypothesis you will accept if the
null hypothesis is rejected, stated in terms of theoretical constructs. In
other words, this is what you hope the results will show.

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a.“The more middle-aged women use self-monitoring, t=
he
more weight they will lose.”